But Protein!

September 09, 2018

Protein! Everyone is suddenly concerned about your protein intake when you tell them you're vegan. Odds are, that person who just asked...

Protein! Everyone is suddenly concerned about your protein intake when you tell them you're vegan. Odds are, that person who just asked you where you get your protein has NO IDEA how many grams of protein they themselves eat daily. Do you want to know how many I get? 75-80gm a day. Here's how:

The Beyond Burger alone has 20g of protein. Want 10g more? Eat it on Ezekial toast or Dave's Killer bread! Want more? Add two slices of Benevolent bacon for 10 more grams. That's 40g in just this meal. Maybe you are eating chickpeas as a side, add 8g per half cup of those!

Tofu in everything, plz! Tofu is my #1. I bake it, I broil it, I slice it, I dice it, I press it, I simmer it, I pan-fry it, but mostly I eat it. At 8g per serving, of which I usually have two, it's always a good idea to add fresh organic tofu to whatever you are having!

For example, this Red Thai Tofu from Appetite For Reduction, has 20g of protein per serving. I added a serving of cashews to up my protein, but without them there's 15g. Not bad for a quick and easy meal.

Vegan Hot Dogs are no joke! Field Roast Frankfurters (the best vegan dog) have 21g of protein per dog! I ate them with Vegan Mac and Cheese made with chickpea pasta and cashews, which gave me an additional 20g of protein.

This vegan deli sandwich from Haymakers (RIP) gifted me over 40g of protein for the pleasure of eating this massive delicious sandwich on my birthday last year!

The obvious fist to the face of any vegan protein deny-er is this bowl of chili. I add about 6 cans of beans to this chili with 4 links of field roast chipotle sausage, which clocks in around 50g of protein per serving. Thank glob for chili, am I right?

I haven't even begun to bother with things like quinoa, lentils, vegan protein powder, almond butter, peanut butter, hemp seeds, or all the other amazing sources of vegan protein because there are just so many I can't even fit them all in this post. So basically, if you say you aren't vegan because you're worried about protein, consider your mind blown, and now we can all eat vegan chili together and sing Give Peace A Chance or whatever. Glad we got that out of the way!